3 Responses to “හිල්වුන යහපාලන ප්‍රතිපත්ති හා අගෝස්තු 17දා ජනතා පිලිතුර”

1. Indrajith Says:
   July 28th, 2015 at 10:23 am

   Sri Lanka opposition says no autonomy for Tamils World News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 AFP
   Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 07:33 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

   July 28 (AFP) Colombo- Sri Lanka’s main opposition party Tuesday scrapped a longstanding promise to give greater autonomy to minority Tamils, as it tries to win over hardline sections of the Sinhalese majority before a general election.

   In its manifesto launched in Colombo, former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse’s United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) said it would refuse to grant more powers to a local council in the Tamils’ northern heartland if it won the August 17 election.

   Before he was toppled in presidential polls in January, Rajapakse had promised to build on a law passed in 1987 giving some autonomy to ethnic Tamils.

   The law was brokered by neighbouring India to try to end a decades-long conflict between Sri Lanka’s military and Tamil rebels fighting for a separate homeland.

   Rajapakse, an ethnic Sinhalese, remains popular among big sections of the island’s largest community for overseeing the defeat of the rebels in 2009.

   Rajapakse said he was contesting a seat in the upcoming parliamentary poll to ensure Tamil-dominated areas did not slip back into conflict.

   “Criminal activity has increased in the north… it is becoming a dangerous situation. If things were all right, there would be no need for me to come back and contest elections,” he said at the launch.

   The manifesto did not say why the party was withdrawing the autonomy promise, but political observers said it was aimed at winning over hardline Sinhalese who oppose power-sharing with Tamils.

   Rajapakse’s defeat in January was blamed on allegations of corruption and nepotism during his decade-long rule, as well as a failure to achieve post-war reconciliation.

   President Maithripala Sirisena, who defeated his one-time mentor, has pledged to bring about reconciliation with Tamils.

   The UPFA manifesto also pledged to double the minimum wage and give tax-free cars to wide sections of society and extend generous subsidies to farmers.

2. Kumari Says:
   July 28th, 2015 at 5:35 pm

   Those who have even an ounce of brains will know that Ranil and the West (including India) will tell anything to retain power. They could not prove a single corruption charge against the Rajapakse regime. When the West (the so called International community) obtained approval for a No Fly Zone over Bengazi in Libya, it resulted as dropping bombs on all Libyan Military Facilities.

   Thissa, You are correct, in reading behind the lines of what is written on the manifesto. They tell one thing, but actually mean something sinister.

   When Sri Lankan Rajapakse says something, he means it. We don’t have to second guess what he talks about. This traitor lot is all out to wipe out the Sinhalese Buddhist heritage from the island. Before the Portuguese, Dutch and British invasions people of different faiths lived in harmony. They always created trouble for themselves by trying to destroy our Buddhist heritage (eg: King Gemunu fighting Elara).

   It is up to all communities, who got the chance of living in harmony and developing themselves and the country to elect Rajapakse once more as he has a lot more to offer to the country. IT WASN’T RAJAPAKSE WHO LOST THE COUNTRY ON 08/01, BUT THE COUNTRY THAT LOST RAJAPAKSE.

3. ranjit Says:
   July 28th, 2015 at 9:38 pm

   When Mahinda comes on stage people cry,shout and laugh with joy because they know a true leader stands in front of them who can deliver the goods as promised. You don’t feel the same when you see that old haggard Ranil and his henchmen because people knows that these are cheaters,liars and traitors to the Motherland.

   We need to see the country back on track same like we saw during Mahinda’s time. We need to see the development continues as before. We need to see people moving freely in any part of the country without any harassment or intimidation. We need to see a smile in every citizens face and helping each other like a family.We see fear in people’s faces nowadays because of the tension between different groups of people and hardline comments by politicians. Think first of your country and decide wisely on Aug 17th. Do not be misled by bogus promises and well organized lies of the UNP. Read more about these western Jackals in lankaweb to know them better.

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